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2_o thess._n 2.9_o be_v describe_v by_o his_o false_a and_o commerfeit_a wonder_n what_o mischief_n satan_n bind_v by_o christ_n can_v not_o then_o work_v by_o himself_o he_o endeavour_v to_o act_v by_o these_o two_o his_o wicked_a instrument_n quest_n suppose_v it_o be_v deny_v that_o heaven_n in_o scripture_n at_o any_o time_n signify_v the_o church_n and_o that_o earth_n sea_n and_o air_n denote_v wicked_a blind_a and_o unquiet_a worldling_n how_o can_v the_o contrary_a be_v prove_v answ._n it_o be_v thus_o prove_v first_o the_o disciple_n be_v call_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n matth._n 5.14_o the_o godly_a philippian_n must_v shine_v in_o the_o world_n as_o light_n phil._n 2.15_o when_o the_o teacher_n of_o sacred_a doctrine_n in_o the_o church_n be_v pull_v down_o the_o star_n be_v say_v to_o fall_v from_o heaven_n dan._n 8.10_o rev._n 9.1_o the_o angel_n or_o chief_a teacher_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v star_n revel._n 1.20_o therefore_o the_o church_n be_v the_o 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chap_n 20._o in_o chap_n 12._o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o these_o matter_n at_o all_o m_o mede_n clavis_fw-la apoc._n part_n 2._o synch_n 4._o answ._n first_o in_o general_a i_o answer_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v often_o in_o the_o revelation_n express_v in_o a_o different_a manner_n as_o namely_o first_o christ_n rev_n 1._o appear_v to_o st._n john_n in_o patmos_n after_o a_o glorious_a manner_n amidst_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n in_o chap_n 5._o he_o appear_v on_o a_o throne_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o twenty_o four_o elder_n as_o a_o lamb_n that_o have_v be_v slay_v and_o chap_n 6.2_o he_o be_v see_v on_o a_o white_a horse_n arm_v and_o crown_v and_o ride_v with_o conquest_n second_o usual_o when_o divers_a vision_n run_v upon_o one_o matter_n in_o the_o revelation_n what_o be_v omit_v or_o not_o so_o clear_o express_v in_o one_o be_v more_o full_o and_o plain_o open_v in_o another_o that_o so_o the_o whole_a matter_n intend_v may_v result_v from_o the_o several_a 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